Washboiler-protector



M. WENSAUER.

WASHBOILER PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 2, 1920.

1,386, 147. Patented Aug 2, 1921.

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MAX WENSAUER, or SHEBOYGAN, wIsooNsIN, AssIGNon or oNE-HALF'To AUGUST L.MAAS, or sIIEBoYGAN, WISCONSIN.

WASHBOILER-PROTECTOR.

I Application filed April 2,

Z '0 (all to 7mm it may concern Be it known that I,'MAX WENSAUER, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Sheboygan, in the county ofSheboygan and State of lVisconsin, have invented a new and usefulYVashboiler-Protector, of which the following is a specification.

7 space the wash boiler vertically from a stove,

whereby to prevent the bottom of the boiler from sliding on the stove, awearing of the bottom of the boiler being avoided, and the stove beingshielded against being soiled by soot or the like on the bottom of theboiler. Another objectfl of the invention is to provide a support forwash boilers which will surround the boiler adjacent to the bottomthereof, thereby preventing the sides of the boiler, or the angledefined by the side and the bottom of the boiler, from being dented ordamaged.

It is within the province of the disclosure to improve generally and toenhance the utility of devices of that type to which the inventionappertains.

With the above and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that, with in the scope ofwhat is claimed, changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionshown can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in end elevation, a washboiler whereunto the device forming the subject matter of thisapplication has been applied; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan of a wash boiler,carrying the device forming the supject matter of this application; Fig.3 1s a fragmental perspective View showing a portion of the strip out ofwhich the support is made; Fig. 4 is a fragmental perspective showing amodified form of the invention; Fig. 5 discloses, in bottom plan, a washboiler equipped with a modified form of the invention; and Fig. 6 is abottom plan of a wash boiler wherewith has been assembled a stillfurther modification of the invention.

In carrying out the invention as disclosed Specification ofLetter'sPatent.

Patented Au". 2, 1921.

1920. Serial No. 370,795.

in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, there is provided a loopshap'ed member 1 comprisingU-shaped parts 2. The parts 2 are fashioned from a strip 3 of metal.Brackets 4 are struck inwardly from constituent strips of the parts 2,intermediate the upper and lower edges of said strips, the striking inof the brackets 4 defining openings 5.

Each of the parts of the loop-shaped member l is provided at one endwith an ear 6 in the form of an angle member. The other end of each part2 is bent to form an outwardly projecting ear 7 Ilhe ear 6 is set backfar enough from the extremity of the corresponding end, so that the samedefines a tongue 8, overlapped on and'eXtended beneath the cooperatingend of the other part 2, as clearly disclosed in'Fig. 2 of thedrawing.The ears 6 and 7 are connected by a tightening device of'any desiredsort, preferably a bolt or nut 9.

In practical operation, a wash boiler 10 is located within theloop-shaped member 1 and is supported on the brackets 4:. The tighteningdevices 9 are manipulated, so as to cause the parts 2 of the loop-shapedmember 1 to grip the boiler 10 closely. The bottom of the boiler isspaced, by the brackets 4 from the stove, and, consequently, the bottomof the wash boiler will not be worn by sliding in contact with thestove, nor will the stove be soiled by soot or the like, adhering to thebottom of the wash boiler. Further, the boiler 10 is reinforced by theloopshaped member 1, so that neither the side wall of? the boiler northe bottom thereof will be dented adjacent to the angle defined by theside wall and the bottom.

It is not necessary that the brackets 4.- be struck from the strip 3, asshown in Fig. 3. Thus, as delineated in Fig. 4;, the strip is denoted bythe numeral 11, the brackets being in the form of angle members 12attached by securing devices 14, such as rivets, to the strip 11.

In Fig. 5, the loop-shaped member 15 comprises the U-shaped parts 16 and17 provided with inwardly projecting brackets 18 of the kind abovealluded to. Ears 19, in the form of angle members, are secured to thepart 16 in spaced relation to the extremities of said part, therebydefining tongues 21 projecting behind the ends of the part 17 theextremities of the part 17 being bent outwardly to form ears 20, thecars 19 and being connected by tightening devices 22. The wash boiler 23fits in the loopshaped member 15, above described in connection with thedevice shown inFig. '2, and is supported on the bracket 8.

As shown in Fig. 6, the loop-shaped meniber appears at 24 and isfashioned from a single piece of material provided with in-' wardlyprojecting brackets 25, supporting the wash boiler 30. One end of themember 2i is bent outwardly to form an ear 27, an

ear 26 in the form of an angle member being secured to the other end ofthe member 24,

in spaced relation to the extremity of said end, therebyv defining atongue 28, overlapped upon and extended beneath the end which isprovided with the ear'27. The ears 26 and 27 are united by a securingdevice, such as a bolt and nut 29. a

In all forms of the, invention, the device embodies 'a loop-shapedmember provided intermediate its upper and lower edges with inwardlyprojecting brackets, and having Having thus described the invention,what ing bracketsand having relatively movable ends, and a tighteningdevicegconnecting said ends, the brackets being located intermediate theupper and lower edges of the strip, thereby tojsupport a boiler out ofcontact with the heater. 7

2. A. support for wash boilers comprising a loop-shaped member providedintermediate its upper andlower edges with inwardly projecting brackets,and having relatively movable ends, said ends being supplied withoutwardly extended ears, oneear being set back, from the extremity ofthecorrespond ing end to define a tongue prolonged behind the other of saidends; and a tightening device connecting the ears. V

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MAXIWENSAUER, Witnesses: a i

Josh M. THnIsEN, 1 a .o CATHA I E THEISEN.

